Volunteer Photos

Girls from Paisley Middle School water the broccoli

Planting potaotes on April 14



Mowing....Wake Forest students on April 29

Temple Emanuel members planted a field of squash, watermelons and cantaloupes on April 29.  This was the second year they had helped the garden

New lettuce planting by Ellen McCullough and Bill Crow. we have already harvested about 10 lbs of lettuce for Samaritan Inn's meal program for homeless neighbors

First day of harvesting the lettuce

Volunteer from Goodwill, Inc. working on crop sign repair

Mike Lawless and volunteer from Winston-Salem Partnership (part of Young Leaders group)

United Way "Young Leaders" plant watermelon and okra on May 5

Girl Scouts and leaders from King

2012 SPRING Schedule

Planting (May)

Times:  Saturdays, 9-11AM

Next time is:  Saturday, May 25



So far we have planted: bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, okra,watermelons,cantaloupe, squash,cucumbers, sweet potatoes, lettuce, spinach, broccoli

Remaining to plant: tomatoes,  cover crops

30 different flowering plants including a sunflower section

Harvesting will begin in June:

Every Monday and Wednesday, 5:30-7:00 PM

Saturday mornings: 9-11 AM

Schedule may change due to weather.

If you are interested in having a group sign up to volunteer, contact harvest.tomatoes@gmail.com or call (336)922-7195.

Volunteering

Volunteers can include a group or individuals/families/etc.  If you would like to sign up as a group for 2012 contact us at harvest.tomatoes@gmail.com  or by calling  (336)922-7195.

For 2012 the following groups have helped:

Wake Forest University School of Business
Franklin Pierce Alumni Group
Starbucks Staff and Customers (Mt. Tabor store)
BB&T Insurance, Inc.
United Way 'Young Leaders'
Paisley Middle School
Wake Forest Student Kiwanis Circle K
Centenary United Methodist Church
                Ardmore United Methodist Church
Girl Scouts of King, NC United Methodist Church
Temple Emanuel
SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Wake Forest University
The United Way "Young Leaders"
Girl Scout Troop from King, NC


Please let us know if we have not included your group.

Groups who helped in 2011

• Triad Mommies
• Mt. Tabor UMC, Adults and youth
• 4 H Trailblazers, Children and youth
• Mt. Pleasant UMC (King, NC) Children and adults
• Centenary UMC, Adult Sunday School Class and families
• Boys and Girls Club Children's Garden of Winston-Salem
• Centenary UMC Children's Mission Project
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church
• Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine: Project for youth in health careers (2 visits)
• Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Youth, Fuqua Varina, NC
• Winston-Salem Junior Jaycees
• Montessori School Teachers and Administrators
• Temple Emanuel's Mitzvah Day
• "Weeds and Seeds" Garden Club
• Forsyth Country Day School
• Wake Forest Sociology Class
• Wake Forest MBA Students
• Piney Grove Baptist Church
• Ardmore United Methodist Church
• Centenary United Methodist Church
• The Children's Home Farm staff
• Forsyth County Extension Service
• Paisley Middle School
• Crosby Scholars program
• Second Harvest Food Bank of NW NC
• Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine-Project for youth in health careers
• Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church
• Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church

THANKS  TO   ALL....


AND, of course,  all of the REGULAR VOLUNTEERS at the garden.  These are the people who come often and are the backbone of the garden. Many more REGULAR volunteers are needed.

Broccoli Planted!

Anne, Tommy, Janette, Jennifer and Ellen came to plant the broccoli (58 plants all together).  We raised the rows, planted and watered the broccoli. 

Second Harvest encouraged us to plant broccoli when we discussed their crop "wish list" for this season.

Welcome to the Food Bank Community Garden, Winston-Salem, NC

We love our crops!  This year we grew over 9,000 lbs including 18 different varieties of vegetables and melons

Thank you for visiting our blog.  We will try to give you updates on what is happening.  Our mission is to grow fresh, local food for our regional food bank, Second Harvest of Northwestern NC (from Burlington to Boone). With increasing poverty in our area due to the economy and severe loss of jobs, the food bank's needs have more than doubled in the past two years.

We know that fresh produce is the healthiest food there is. We want to make it available to people in need. We are an all volunteer operation. Through this blog we want to inform volunteers and interested persons about what we do. Please join us! The directions to our garden are in the left column. See next post for 2012 schedule.   Tell us if you have questions or ideas. We'd love to hear from you.

Coordinating Team:

Gaylen Bolz,  Harry Corpening,Lila Cruikshank,  Don Dwiggins, Patsy Dwiggins, Janette Griffin, Libit Glenn, Ellen Kirby, Mike Lawless, Sandee Lawless, Richard McGavern, Jennifer Pierce, Brynne Hebert

Thanks January Volunteers!

For the first time, two groups volunteered to help the garden in January.  With a high of 55 degrees and frost on the ground, the Winston-Salem State University women's softball team removed brush from the field, harvested collards for Samaritan Inn and pruned shrubbery.  In the afternoon Boy Scout Troop from Sharon United Methodist Church in Lewisville came with a group led by Matthew Smitherman.  They dug trenches and set the new raised beds in place.  The fields are now ready to be prepared and the raised beds ready to be planted.  Thanks folks!

Growing Community AND Food in 2011



Children from 4H come to help with the harvesting of beans

Our community garden grows relationships and food. In 2011, we found an amazing upsurge of people who want to volunteer.  From churches and the local synagogue, schools (colleges and universities as well as elementary and high school), Boy Scouts, families, etc. we have had over 28 groups who have come to the garden so far this year. Our recent survey of volunteers indicates that the main reasons people want to volunteer are to combat hunger and to volunteer in a service opportunity with outdoor, "hands on" activities.

PRODUCE

The total amount for 2011 has now exceeded 9000 lbs as of October 31.

Crop List:

• Cucumbers
• Squash
• Green beans                                                           
• Okra                                                                      
• Onions                                                                   
• Tomatoes                                                               
• Peppers (Bell and Chili)                                                         
• Jalapeno                                                                      
• Pumpkins and Acorn Squash  
• Corn                                      
• Watermelons                                                          
• Canalopes                                                             
• Turnips                            
• Sweet potatoes                    
• Collards and all greens            
• Cabbage  
• Eggplant
• Potatoes
• Herbs                                                                                      

Thanks to every single person and organization for their tireless efforts this year.

Top 10 Benefits of Leaves - Vegetable Gardener

Food Gardener's Information

One of our sustainable practices at the Food Bank Garden is to incorporate leaves into the fields we are using.  From Wake Forest University we get many loads of leaves and from the City of Winston-Salem we get free leaf mulch.  FYI what you can do in your garden:

Top 10 Benefits of Leaves - Vegetable Gardener

Wake Forest Business School Brings Students to Volunteer

Check out this neat video with the MBA students from Wake Foreset University.  This is the third time the students have come to help and that made SO much difference.

http://vimeo.com/29756840

Volunteers, 2011